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Make no mistake because
they dress differently, perhaps even look harmless, and some of them
even smile at you while they offer you feigned comfort. Abusive
guardians/conservators are nothing more than pirates - stealing freedom, lives,
and entire estates. They claim to provide protection as
they help themselves to their Ward's hard-earned savings, homes, personal property, and anything of value the Ward owns.
The pirates masquerade
wearing different costumes:

| Professional
guardianship/conservatorship companies; |
| Public
guardians / conservators; |
| Attorneys (sometimes
even elder law attorneys); |
| Financial Advisors; |
| Estate Planners; |
| Charities; |
| Banks; |
| Relatives. |
They invade our lives through many avenues:
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A lawyer may recommend a guardianship/conservatorship to "resolve" a family dispute; |
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A nursing home may file guardianship/conservatorship proceedings; |
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A hospital may file for guardianship/conservatorship; |
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A doctor may recommend a guardianship/conservatorship; |
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A social worker may recommend a guardianship/conservatorship; |
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An ombudsman may recommend a guardianship/ conservatorship; |
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A bank may report irregular bank account activity; |
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A sudden injury (accident, illness); |
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A well-meaning neighbor may call
Adult Protective Services (APS); |
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Greedy relatives want to control the estate for
themselves. |
However the pirates gain unwanted entry into our lives, the motive and
the result are the same: they want - and they will get - the treasure.
Sometimes, they get
not only the treasure, but the power of life and death over our treasured loved ones.

Guardianship abuse and conservatorship
abuse IS elder abuse!

(c) 2006 NASGA
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